LeBron James vs. Joe Kleine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Kleine and LeBron James that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2025-26
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Joe Kleine 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 23 Joe Kleine 15

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Joe Kleine 10

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Joe Kleine 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Joe Kleine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Joe Kleine 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Joe Kleine 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Joe Kleine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Joe Kleine 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Joe Kleine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Joe Kleine 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Joe Kleine 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Joe Kleine 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Joe Kleine 0

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Joe Kleine 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Joe Kleine 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.0 Joe Kleine 4.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Joe Kleine 4.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Joe Kleine 0.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Joe Kleine 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Joe Kleine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,342 Joe Kleine 4,666

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,782 Joe Kleine 3,991

Total Assists LeBron James 11,649 Joe Kleine 622

Total Steals LeBron James 2,352 Joe Kleine 261

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,157 Joe Kleine 285

Total Games LeBron James 1,571 Joe Kleine 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Joe Kleine .453

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Joe Kleine .271

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Joe Kleine .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Joe Kleine 3.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Joe Kleine 2.7

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Joe Kleine 0.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Joe Kleine 0.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Joe Kleine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Joe Kleine 192

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Joe Kleine 133

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Joe Kleine 18

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Joe Kleine 11

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Joe Kleine 15

Total Games LeBron James 292 Joe Kleine 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Joe Kleine .515

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Joe Kleine .200

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Joe Kleine .793

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999)